The Mob’s History

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Read this excerpt from ‘Crossing the Line’. It makes for racy reading and gives the reader an insight into the workings of the underworld. This excerpt will make interesting reading for someone who is looking up the history of U.S. mob bosses.

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Read this excerpt from ‘Crossing the Line’. It makes for racy reading and gives the reader an insight into the workings of the underworld. This excerpt will make interesting reading for someone who is looking up the history of U.S. mob bosses.

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If you missed it on TV here’s your chance to catch up. These are video clips of the lives of mobsters and gangsters. The clips are from the History Channel’s famous program Biography. The clips throw a lot of light on the history of  U.S. mob bosses.

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Follow the links to read this archived article from last year. When caught, this mob boss pleads not guilty by claiming that he is a cheese shop owner. People do get away by hoodwinking the law, but this really sounds too far fetched.

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Read about secret meetings in the basement of a local pizzeria which took decisions that affected the local laborers. In fact the mob ran training programs and pension funds also for the local laborers. In short the mob held full power in the area for a long time.


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